India, Oct. 7 -- The National Weather Service has released an updated rip current warning that is expected to stay in effect until 5 in the morning on Tuesday, October 7, for several Florida coasts. The alarming warning includes South Walton, Coastal Gulf, and Coastal Franklin.
In its stern warning, NWS said that rip currents "can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water." Swimmers have been urged to remain near a lifeguard. In case they are caught in a rip current, they are advised to "relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help."
Rip currents are channels of water that move swiftly and flow awa...
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